Private for-profit · College

Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota

University Park, Florida · Large suburb

100.0%
Admit rate
$28,945
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$34,657
Median earnings

Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota is a private for-profit bachelor's-granting institution in University Park, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 133 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 133 undergradsLarge suburbOpen admissionMild wintersNear the coast

About University Park, Florida

University Park is a neighborhood and former census-designated place located in an unincorporated area of western Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. During FIU’s early years, airport hangars were repurposed as classrooms and portions of the former runways were used for parking. As development expanded westward in Miami-Dade County, the surrounding area became known as University Park after the university campus. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
6 miles to Sarasota, FL
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Sarasota Bradenton (SRQ) · major hub

How Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota compares

Selectivity100.0%

More selective than 2% · #48 most selective of 49 in Florida

First-year retention50%

Higher than 6%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,657

Higher than 7% · #53 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$28,945

Cheaper than 18% · #43 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 98%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 10%

Undergraduate enrollment133

Larger than 10%

Percentiles compare Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

133undergrads
  • Women11385%
  • Men2015%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White41%
  • Black26%
  • Hispanic27%
  • Asian2.3%
  • Other or multiracial4.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
133
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
66%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
44%
Median family income
$17,322
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$74,628

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
100.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$23,093
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
$34,305
Average net price
$28,945

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
50%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,840
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,657
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
89%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
26%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
60%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$49

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$28,019
$30–48k
$27,222
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+
$34,305

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$34,657
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
39%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,001
Men
$38,618

Men out-earn women by $4,617 (14%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
52°F
Annual rain
56.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.05.010JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bradenton 5 Ese, FL US station (4.5 mi from campus).

What Arizona College of Nursing-Sarasota graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.